At least 53 people died while around 200 people sustained serious injuries in the violence (File)The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to six persons in connection with the Gokulpuri murder case relating to the 2020 North-east Delhi violence. Justice Subramonium Prasad on Tuesday passed the order and granted bail to Mohd Tahir, Shahrukh, Mohd Faizal, Mohd Shoaib, Rashid and Parvez. Negi had come to Delhi in search of a job from his native state Uttarakhand six months before the incident. According to police, a riot had taken place near Shiv Vihar Tiraha on February 24 in which accused persons pelted stones, ransacked and torched several shops there. At least 53 people died while around 200 people sustained serious injuries in the violence that raged for three days in north-east Delhi.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 18, 2022 17:20 UTC